Dutch education system climbs up in the Universitas 21 rankings 2013

Universitas 21, international organisation of research universities, annually publishes rankings of the best national education systems worldwide. They assess countries in four main categories: resources, environment, connectivity, and output.
Universitas 21, a worldwide consortium of leading research universities, has issued the rankings of countries, which offer higher education for international students. Second year in a row these rankings evaluated various criteria of national education systems as well as their progress and global impact.
Compared to last year result, in 2013 the Netherlands improved its overall position by 2 places and was ranked 7th with 78.2 points, ahead of United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Germany, and France. United States and Sweden retained their first and second positions while Canada moved down by 1 place and let Switzerland to the 3rd place.
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